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68k | Adolph Edward Borie was born in Philadelphia, Pa., 25 November 1809. He was a successful merchant and served as Secretary of the Navy (5 March-22 June 1869) in the cabinet of President U. S. Grant. Mr. Borie died in Philadelphia 5 February 1980. Photo ID: cwpbh 00548, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. | Bill Gonyo |
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110k | Undated, location unknown. From the collection of GMGC Ralph E Turpin, USNFR, West Haven,
CT. U.S. Navy Photograph. | Pete Sundstrom |
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90k | Undated, location unknown. | Paul Rebold |
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132k | USS Hovey (DD-208) and USS Borie (DD-215) in Brest, France on Washington's birthday February 22 1920 from the Frederick Wood collection. | Stanley Svec |
| 103k | USS Trever (DD-339) (at left) follows USS Zane (DD-337) -- in the center -- and USS Borie (DD-215) as they make a high speed turn at Kelp Point, off Hecate Island, during their 1937 Alaska cruise. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
| 120k | USS Patterson (DD-392) Moored at the outboard end of a nest of destroyers, 25 April 1938. Other identifiable ships in the group include USS Henley (DD-391) and USS Borie (DD-215). Note that main gun directors have been temporarily removed from atop Patterson's and Henley's pilothouses.U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Fred Weiss |
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51k | At Singapore in the late 1930's. U. S. Navy photo | Joe Radigan |
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57k | Circa 1939, location unknown. | Robert Hurst |
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61k | 1942 image showing her final appearance. | - |
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72k | On the Atlantic, smoking badly from internal fires, listing badly and down by the stern, the gallant old four-stacker destroyer, USS Borie, is shown just before she was sunk by torpedo bombers from the escort aircraft carrier USS Card. The Borie, the day before had blasted one Nazi sub to the bottom, while acting as an escort to the Card, and then rammed a second enemy U-Boat. The collision opened her seams and, the next day, her skipper, Lt. (now Lt. Comdr.) C.H. Hutchins gave the order to abandon ship. U.S. Navy official photo from ACME. Photo from the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History | Bill Gonyo |
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82k | On 1 November 1943 she rammed and sank the surfaced German submarine U-405 in 49°00' N., 31°14' W. With 27 men lost and too badly damaged by the collision to be towed to port, Borie sank 2 November 1943. | Robert Hurst |
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74k | USS Barry (DD-248) and USS Borie (DD-215) as photographed from the USS Card (CVE-11) on 2 November 1943 in the Atlantic. The Borie (low in the water, right) sank shortly after being photographed due to severe bow damage sustained after ramming U-405 the night before (Treasure Island Museum-SFCB). Photo from Warship Boneyards, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner. | Robert Hurst |
27 of her crew were lost and remain on duty.
